The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.
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| Abbreviation | IWF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1905 |
| Type | Sports Federation |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
Interim President | Dr. Michael Sheriar Irani (Interim) |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | IWF.sport |
The IWF was founded in 1905,[1] and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF Interim President is Michael Irani of Great Britain.[2]
Originally called the Fédération Haltérophile International (FHI), it changed its name to IWF between the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Its affiliated continental federations are:[5]
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- ^ "About". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "IWF Executive Board Accepts Resignation of IWF President Tamas Ajan". International Weightlifting Federation. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2011-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1. Part 1. p. 99.
- ^ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 207.
- ^ "Continental Federations". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
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